Madrid, Mar, 29, FTER three years of sanguinary fighting Spain's "Little World War" which threatened to engulf all Europe, appeared to have ended last night after General Francisco Franco personally ed 200,000 of his victorious Nationalist troops into Madrid where they-were greeted with cheers of joy by almost 1,000,000 survivors of the most terrible military siege of modern times. To complete his military conquest of Spain, Gen. Franco needs only to clear a wedge shaped area extending eastward and southward from here to the Mediterranean. Other Republican cities have not un condi tionally surrendered yet, but Republican resistance was shattered. The people in Republican Spain want peace—their soldiers have surrendered by the thousands and their leaders have fled.
Gen, Jose Miaja, president of the Republican National Defence Council which surrendered to Gen, Franco, flew to the Mediterranean coast yesterday and was reported to have boarded a foreign warship at Valencia.
Government circles were also over-Madrid surrendered yesterday with-Joyed by the news, pointing out that oura shot being fired. Republican Premier Benito Mussolini had forecast resistance collapsed elsewhere in the the fall of Madrid in his speech of Republican. provinees and. the long Sunday. civil war appeared to be over.
Signor Mussolini learned the news Immediately after occupying Ma-of the fall of Madrid yesterday when rid, the Nationalists broadcast an ike returned to the Venice Palace afte: announcement that a full pardon had reviewing a parade of 18,000 air pilots been granted all Republican soldiers of whom 3,000 had fought in Spain. not gullly of special crimes. The 11 AMnouncement said alt prisoners and hostages being held by the Republi cans had already been released.
"Not a drop of blood was. spilled during the occupation of Madrid." the anmoutieement added.
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